Leo Dahlgren
Helping European SME importers source from China without the compliance headaches.
I founded SinoSource after watching the same expensive mistakes repeat themselves across dozens of European SME importers: paying premiums for suppliers that looked good on paper, missing EU compliance steps until a market surveillance authority flagged a product, building inventory plans that ignored the Chinese New Year shutdown.
SinoSource exists to compress that learning curve. We produce buyer-specific supplier decision reports for categories such as Home Goods, Kitchenware, Pet Products and Electronics. Each report compares real candidates, exposes evidence gaps, screens relevant EU-risk and Safety Gate signals, and recommends what to verify next. Ongoing monitoring keeps the approved baseline current.
What I write about
The articles on this blog focus on three areas where European SME importers consistently lose money or compliance ground:
- EU compliance regulations. What is actually in force, what is coming, and what most importers are still getting wrong 18 months into GPSR enforcement.
- Supplier intelligence. The signals — pricing patterns, certification mismatches, factory video reluctance — that predict expensive supplier failures before they happen.
- The China sourcing calendar. CNY shutdowns, Canton Fair blackout weeks, Golden Week logistics chaos, and the November quality-risk window.
Background
SinoSource is based out of Skellefteå, Sweden, with on-the-ground research partners in Guangzhou and Yiwu. We focus exclusively on the EU import market — particularly Italy, Spain, Germany, and the Nordics — because the regulatory environment there is genuinely different from the US or UK and deserves dedicated coverage.
Get in touch
If you have a specific sourcing question, a supplier you want vetted, or an EU compliance edge-case to discuss, the fastest way to reach me is leoyukio@getsinosource.com. For public commentary, follow me on LinkedIn.
If you want this research turned into a buyer-specific supplier decision report, with ongoing monitoring afterward, see the SinoSource plans.